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Edinburgh 70: Mariinsky Orchestra, RSNO, Gergiev

Two of the world's finest orchestras combine in a concert from the Edinburgh International Festival, the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Two of the world's finest orchestras combine in this evening's concert from the Usher Hall, recorded last month during the Edinburgh International Festival. Russian conductor Valery Gergiev leads each in turn. His own Mariinsky Orchestra begins with Prokofiev's first symphony, the 'Classical', and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performs Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Britten's tribute to his former teacher. After the interval the orchestras join forces for Shostakovich's mighty Fourth Symphony, a work of gargantuan force and proportion.

Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D 'Classical', Op 25
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

20.15
Interval
Daniil Trifonov performs Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

20.35
Shostakovich: Symphony No 4 in C minor, Op.43

Mariinsky Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Valery Gergiev Conductor

Presenter - Jamie MacDougall
Producer - Laura Metcalfe.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 1 in D 'Classical' Op. 25

    Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op.42

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • Rachmaninov Variations.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 4 in C minor Op.43

    Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance in F major, Op 50

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Beethoven: Violin concerto etc: Tetzlaff/Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Zinman.
    • Arte Nova Classics.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 Sep 2017 19:30